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Most Popular Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Mining Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Mining Engineering is the #302 most popular major in the country with 314 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Mining Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Mining Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the mining engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Michigan Technological University to be the most popular school for mining engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for mining engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Mining Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best mining engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 3
Illinois 2

One of 40 majors within the area of study, mining engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Alastair Rae.

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